Financial Analyst II - Floating at HarvardUniversity

Job-Specific Responsibilities: • Serves as a principal source of information on complex University, federal, and sponsor fiscal policies and procedures related to cash management, reporting, and closeout. Interprets guidelines and policies and effectively advises departmental staff on options or alternatives and recommends courses of action. • Works with departmental staff to achieve timely and accurate invoicing, financial reporting, reconciliation, and closeout of all sponsored awards in the portfolio. Monitors active awards to proactively identify potential issues. • Works collaboratively to research and resolve issues, escalating as needed and offering solutions.  • Analyzes financial data and submits journal entries that will affect Harvard’s general leader. Independently enters final data in Harvard’s auditable system of record for grants management (GMAS), including the sub-ledger responsible for receivables. • Analyzes financial data to identify potential risks and issues. Presents data and issues (quantitatively and qualitatively) in a way that is meaningful to departments, colleagues, managers, and auditors. Proposes resolutions for complex issues and for financial management best practices. • Documents all work so that it is clear to other staff or auditors. Provides requested documentation for annual single audit and ad-hoc internal or external audits. • Interacts with Harvard’s sponsors as needed to clarify terms and submit required reports and invoices. • Liaises effectively with other groups, such as school financial offices, academic department leadership, pre-award offices, and central financial and technology units. • Provides backfill support for peers or additional support during busy periods. Applies good business practices consistently to new assignments, while being flexible and adaptable to work with different groups and sponsors. • Assists with developing and delivering metrics/reports, business process documentation, training initiatives, and special projects as needed. • The position requires willingness to provide personally identifiable information (PII) necessary for identity authentication related to obtaining access to external sponsor systems.